Standard_DS12_v2
Standard_DS12_v2 is an Azure VM size with 4 vCPUs, 28 GiB memory. In East US it costs $0.371 per hour on demand ($270.83 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0863 per hour. It is sold in 58 regions; the cheapest is East US 2 at $0.299 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.299 | $0.1325 | $0.2063 | $0.1405 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.299 | $0.0696 | $0.2063 | $0.1405 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.299 | $0.0696 | $0.2063 | $0.1405 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.316 | $0.0735 | $0.218 | $0.1485 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.319 | $0.0742 | $0.2424 | $0.1755 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.332 | $0.0773 | $0.2523 | $0.1826 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.332 | $0.0773 | $0.2291 | $0.156 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.332 | $0.0773 | $0.2291 | $0.156 |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.345 | $0.0803 | $0.2988 | $0.2358 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.345 | $0.0803 | $0.2622 | $0.1898 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.345 | $0.0803 | $0.2622 | $0.1898 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.345 | $0.0803 | $0.2622 | $0.1898 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.359 | $0.0835 | $0.2728 | $0.1974 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.359 | $0.0835 | $0.2728 | $0.1974 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.359 | $0.0835 | $0.2728 | $0.1974 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.359 | $0.0835 | $0.2728 | $0.1974 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.366 | $0.1422 | $0.2782 | $0.2013 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.366 | $0.0852 | $0.2782 | $0.2013 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.37 | $0.0861 | $0.2553 | $0.1739 |
| West US westus | $0.37 | $0.0861 | $0.2553 | $0.1739 |
| Central US centralus | $0.371 | $0.0685 | $0.256 | $0.1744 |
| East US eastus | $0.371 | $0.0863 | $0.256 | $0.1744 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.371 | $0.0863 | $0.256 | $0.1744 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.371 | $0.0863 | $0.282 | $0.2041 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.373 | $0.0868 | – | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.373 | $0.0868 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.373 | $0.0868 | – | – |
| Central India centralindia | $0.379 | $0.0882 | $0.288 | $0.2085 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.379 | – | $0.379 | $0.379 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.379 | – | $0.379 | $0.379 |
| South India southindia | $0.379 | $0.0882 | $0.288 | $0.2085 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.379 | $0.0882 | $0.288 | $0.2085 |
| West India westindia | $0.379 | $0.0882 | $0.288 | $0.2085 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.382 | $0.0889 | $0.2903 | $0.2101 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $0.399 | $0.0928 | $0.3032 | $0.2195 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $0.399 | $0.0399 | $0.3032 | $0.2195 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.399 | $0.0928 | $0.3032 | $0.2195 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.399 | $0.0928 | $0.3032 | $0.2195 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.399 | $0.0928 | $0.3032 | $0.2195 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.399 | $0.0928 | $0.3032 | $0.2195 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.401 | $0.0933 | $0.3048 | $0.2206 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.4169 | $0.097 | $0.3168 | $0.2293 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $0.417 | $0.097 | $0.3169 | $0.2294 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.432 | $0.1005 | $0.3283 | $0.2376 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.449 | $0.1045 | $0.3412 | $0.247 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.459 | $0.1068 | $0.3488 | $0.2525 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.459 | $0.1068 | $0.3488 | $0.2525 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.466 | $0.1084 | $0.3542 | $0.2563 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.469 | $0.1091 | $0.3564 | $0.258 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.469 | $0.1091 | $0.3564 | $0.258 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.469 | $0.1091 | $0.3564 | $0.258 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.47 | $0.1094 | $0.3572 | $0.2585 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $0.496 | $0.1154 | $0.377 | $0.2728 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.502 | $0.1168 | $0.3815 | $0.2761 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $0.542 | $0.1261 | $0.4119 | $0.2981 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.5422 | $0.1262 | $0.412 | $0.2982 |
| France South francesouth | $0.608 | $0.1415 | $0.4621 | $0.3344 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.611 | $0.1422 | $0.4644 | $0.3361 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.371 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.476 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| ACU (compute units) | 210 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 28 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 3 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 56 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 56 GiB |
| Max data disks | 16 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 12,800 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 192 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DS12_v2 |
| Family | DSv2 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Retirement date | 2028-05-01 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dv2-dsv2-series-memory |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Compare Standard_DS12_v2
Other generations
Other DSv2 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_DS1_v2 | 1 | 3.5 | $0.073 |
| Standard_DS11-1_v2 | 1 | 14 | $0.185 |
| Standard_DS12-1_v2 | 1 | 28 | $0.371 |
| Standard_DS2_v2 | 2 | 7 | $0.146 |
| Standard_DS11_v2 | 2 | 14 | $0.185 |
| Standard_DS12-2_v2 | 2 | 28 | $0.371 |
| Standard_DS13-2_v2 | 2 | 56 | $0.741 |
| Standard_DS3_v2 | 4 | 14 | $0.293 |
| Standard_DS12_v2 | 4 | 28 | $0.371 |
| Standard_DS13-4_v2 | 4 | 56 | $0.741 |
| Standard_DS14-4_v2 | 4 | 112 | $1.482 |
| Standard_DS4_v2 | 8 | 28 | $0.585 |
| Standard_DS13_v2 | 8 | 56 | $0.741 |
| Standard_DS14-8_v2 | 8 | 112 | $1.482 |
| Standard_DS5_v2 | 16 | 56 | $1.17 |
| Standard_DS14_v2 | 16 | 112 | $1.482 |
| Standard_DS15_v2 | 20 | 140 | $1.853 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.